[UPDATED] Sekayi Rudo White Guilty of Raping Five Women and Trying to Rape a Sixth

Sekayi Rudo White guilty of raping five women and trying to rape a sixth.

The Lake Forest 33-year-old could get up to 119 years in state prison for the laundry list of felony charges and sentencing enhancements jurors hung on him.

Sentencing is scheduled for April 15.
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Jurors found White guilty of 14 felony counts, including attempted rape and forcible
rape for one woman; assault with the intent to commit rape, sexual
battery by restraint and criminal threats for a second; forcible
rape and dissuading a witness by force for a third; first-degree
residential burglary of an inhabited dwelling and two counts of forcible
rape for a fourth; forcible rape, criminal threats and first-degree
residential burglary of an inhabited dwelling for a fifth; and
forcible rape for the sixth woman.

The jury found true sentencing
enhancements and allegations for sexual crimes against multiple victims,
rape with the use of a deadly weapon, rape in the commission of a
burglary, non-accomplice present during a residential burglary, personal
use of a deadly weapon, use of a deadly weapon during a sexual offense,
being armed with a deadly weapon during a sexual offense, and
“crime-bail-crime”–meaning he committed a crime while out of custody on bail for another criminal
case.

Yeah, 119 years sounds about right.

Courtesy of Orange County District Attorney's Office

A lot of prison food may await Sekayi Rudo White.

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ORIGINAL POST, JAN. 18, 8:05 A.M.: Authorities say 33-year-old Sekayi Rudo White, of Lake Forest, is a serial rapist who, if convicted of the laundry list of felony charges against him, should receive the maximum sentence of 119 years in prison.

Opening statements are scheduled to begin this morning in Santa Ana, where White will answer to charges he raped five women and tried to rape a sixth.

He has also been slapped with sentencing enhancements and
allegations for sexual crimes against multiple victims, rape with the
use of a deadly weapon, rape in the commission of a burglary,
non-accomplice present during a residential burglary, personal use of a
deadly weapon, use of a deadly weapon during a sexual offense, being
armed with a deadly weapon during a sexual offense, and
crime-bail-crime (which means he allegedly committed a crime while out of custody on bail for another criminal
case).

Here is the Orange County district attorney's office's breakdown of the incidents that led to the charges:

Jane Doe No. 1
On Aug. 13, 2006, White is accused of meeting 22-year-old Jane Doe No. 1 at
a bar in Huntington Beach. He is accused of driving Jane Doe No. 1 to his
home in Lake Forest and taking her inside. The victim passed out and
later woke up in the defendant's bed with the defendant on top of her.
He is accused of removing the victim's pants and panties and
unsuccessfully attempting to rape her. Sometime later, White is accused
of forcibly raping Jane Doe No. 1. He is accused of then dropping her off
at a convenience store, where her friend picked her up.

Jane Doe No. 2
On Dec. 23, 2005, White is accused of meeting 44-year-old Jane Doe No. 2 at
a bar at the Irvine Spectrum. The defendant is accused of offering the
victim a ride home. He is accused of driving Jane Doe No. 2 to her Newport
Beach apartment and asking to go inside to use the restroom. White is
accused of going into the restroom, and then coming out naked with his
penis erect. He is accused of pinning the victim down and fondling her
breasts as he attempted to remove her pants. White is accused of
threatening to kill her if she told anyone about the attack. Jane Doe No. 2
screamed, and the defendant is accused of grabbing his clothes and
fleeing the scene.

White was arrested and charged in October 2006 for the crimes against
Jane Doe No. 1 and Jane Doe No. 2. He is accused of posting $250,000 bail and
raping Jane Doe No. 3 while out of custody.

Jane Doe No. 3
On March 31, 2007, White is accused of going to a bar in Lake Forest,
where 28-year-old Jane Doe No. 3 was celebrating her birthday. The victim
had met the defendant a few months prior. At approximately 2:30 a.m. on
April 1, 2007, Jane Doe No. 3 was dropped off at home by a friend. White is
accused of showing up at the victim's home and knocking on her door.
The victim, who was intoxicated due to alcohol consumption, opened the
door, and White is accused of entering. Jane Doe No. 3 passed out in her
bed. When the victim woke up, White is accused of forcibly raping her as
she struggled and told him to stop. The victim punched White in the
face and was able to get up and attempt to call 911. White is accused of
following Jane Doe No. 3 and stopping her from calling the police. The
victim ran outside and called 911 from a neighbor's home.

The defendant was re-arrested and charged April 4, 2007, with the rape
of Jane Doe No. 3. The Orange County district attorney's office issued a
press release about White that day, and several media publicized the
case. As a result of the media coverage, three additional victims who
had previously been frightened to report the crimes against them came
forward to police.

Jane Doe No. 4
Jane Doe No. 4 met and began dating White in 2006 when she was 22 years
old. In February 2007, White is accused of beginning to send threatening
messages to the victim and spying on her by peering through the blinds
into her home. On Feb. 21, 2007, White is accused of breaking into Jane
Doe No. 4's home when she was alone, pushing the victim to the ground, and
stepping on her chest as he removed her pants and panties. He is accused
of forcibly raping the victim as he held a large hunting knife to her
neck.

Jane Doe No. 5
Jane Doe No. 5 was renting a room from Jane Doe No. 4. The victim frequently
locked her bedroom door using an eye-hook because she had seen White in
the apartment before and was alarmed by his aggressive behavior toward
her roommate. One night in January 2007, Jane Doe No. 5 locked her bedroom
door and went to sleep. White is accused of breaking the lock off the
door, entering the bedroom and forcibly raping Jane Doe No. 5. He is
accused of threatening to kill her if she reported the rape.

Jane Doe No. 6
White is accused of meeting 22-year-old Jane Doe No. 6 in driving school in
2002. Sometime between August and September 2002, White is accused of
picking the victim up for a date. White is accused of taking Jane Doe No. 6
to a hotel in Santa Ana and forcibly raping her. The victim does not
recall drinking alcohol or entering the hotel and was temporarily
unconscious when she awoke to being raped. White is accused of refusing
to stop despite the victim telling him to get off her. After the
rape, the defendant is accused of harassing Jane Doe No. 6 by showing up at
her work and home.

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